The Lions were heavily tied to trade-up rumors for receivers Sammy Watkins and Mike Evans, but it makes sense for Ebron to fill a role as primarily a pass catcher in new offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi's scheme, which should draw from his last stop in New Orleans.

Detroit should bolster their thin secondary in the coming rounds, but under the new regime with Lombardi and head coach Jim Caldwell — who had "move" tight end Dennis Pitta in Baltimore — Ebron's skillset fits. Now it may be up to Matthew Stafford and the Lions' offensive arsenal to carry this squad in 2014.

Giants offensive coordinator Bob McAdoo spent the past several years as the tight ends and later quarterbacks coach of the Green Bay Packers, and had expressed an urge to give Eli Manning a security blanket at tight end prior to free agency. General manager Jerry Reese has not truly addressed the area and it seemed Ebron would provide the perfect fit at No. 12.

Not entirely shocking, the Giants in typical fashion did not trade up and Ebron left the board by then, yet a couple electric receiving options remained at 12th overall. Combining OBJ with Victor Cruz and Rueben Randle reminds of when Green Bay added Randall Cobb in 2011 despite already having Jordy Nelson and Greg Jennings.

Under ex-GB guy McAdoo, the #Giants WRs figure to move around a ton. Beckham as the Jennings, Cruz as the Cobb, Randle as the Jordy.

Atlanta got exposed for lack of depth last season at multiple positions, particularly offensive line. Some of this can be attributed to their aggression in moving up the draft in recent years at the expense of pick quantity.

As I suspected, reports emerged last night about Atlanta's eagerness to go the other direction to trade down and acquire extra picks, instead of moving into the top four to grab edge rushers Jadeveon Clowney or Khalil Mack. The Falcons apparently did not find an adequate deal but did avoid reaching at another position. General manager Thomas Dimitroff snagged a nice combination of need and immediate value in Matthews without giving away later selections.

Poor Lovie Smith: The Chicago Bears acquired Alshon Jeffery and Brandon Marshall under his regime before they became the league's most productive tandem after his firing. Much credit is also due to Marc Trestman there, but Smith obviously noticed.

Now the Bucs follow this model of turning one physical-freak downfield threat into two, as defenses must now deal with Vincent Jackson streaking down one side of the field and Evans on the other. Josh McCown will be well-equipped again.